Surewise Carers Hub
Surewise are now offering a free carers resource hub designed for care workers, PAs, and staff looking for fun, interactive activities to keep your clients engaged. Our carers resource hub provides an essential resource of activities and games available for instant download. Check it out here
Mastering Cyber Security in Social Care
Access are now offering a free care workers’ guide to Cyber Security in Social Care. Their guide covers
• Key cyber security risk areas in social care
• Tips from 5 experts on cyber security in social care.
• How to choose a secure software supplier for social care
Fill in a form to download your FREE guide here
AVERio to offer free fall detection tech in partnership with Care Workers’ Charity
AVERio, a pioneering company in the field of fall detection technology for the care sector, has announced that they will be giving away their tech for free as part of a new campaign with the Care Workers’ Charity.
The campaign will see AVERio’s fall detection and monitoring software offered free of charge to care workers who are also looking after someone else at home – such as a friend or family member.
Built on over 30 years’ experience in the social care industry, AVERio know how hard care professionals across the country work. There are thousands who, as well as caring for others as their day job, also have family members and loved ones they are caring for too.
That’s why care workers who, as well as working to provide care to vulnerable people in society, are also caring for their own loved ones, can gain free access to AVERio’s technology.
This includes the ability to receive daily reassurance messages that a vulnerable family member is up and going about their normal routine, and raising awareness if something doesn’t quite look right.
An app is used to receive notifications including whether a family member has come downstairs, opened the front door, turned on the kettle or TV, or whether they would like to be called.
“This has given the recipients peace of mind knowing that the loved ones they care for at home are going about their usual daily routines. We would like to Thank AVERio for partnering with The Care Workers’ Charity and providing such a thoughtful opportunity.”
If you would like more information about AVERio’s sensors and their mission, visit their website at AVERio.co.uk or call 0161 552 4224.
If you’re working hard but most of your money is going on rent, have you thought about a Homeshare with a friendly older person, where you can move in from just £349 a month ? Two Generations is a social enterprise matching younger people like you eg. care workers with older people looking for company and help with a few household chores. To find out more, visit our website at https://twogenerations.co.uk/homesharer and you can call us on 03333 44 77 38 or drop us an email at contact@twogenerations.co.uk
The Almond Tree Foundation provides wellbeing support and education for carers and anyone living with disability or illness. We have a global community of people with shared experience. We run free-to-access online events, including webinars and drop- in sessions, which offer a safe space for discussion and support.
The founders, as well as being trained coaches, have personal experience of living with disability and illness. We understand the impact and challenges. Our aim is to help others in similar situations flourish regardless of circumstances. If you are feeling stressed or would like to learn more about how to access your wellbeing you can find out more here: www.thealmondtree.org.
RNIB’s Health and Social Care Training team design and deliver training courses and resources to support and upskill health and social care professionals. These courses range from bespoke half day and full day training for organisations to free online taster sessions via the Eventbrite platform.
The 30-minute free online sessions are open to anyone in the sector and cover a range of topics including, ‘An Introduction to Understanding sight loss when living with dementia’ to ‘Top Tips for Supporting people with sight loss and learning disabilities’ and introductory sessions covering the 4 main eye conditions.
To find out more or sign up to our Eventbrite courses visit: Courses for health and social care professionals | Eventbrite
Or, to find out more about our training offer, visit our webpage: Training for health and social care professionals | RNIB
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On Wednesday the 9th of October, the Norfolk Care Association will be hosting an AGM and Workforce Summit in conjunction with Norfolk County Council for social care providers in Norfolk.
NorCA’s Annual General Meeting will review activities from 2023-2024, giving an overview of what the association has been involved in, financial updates, and outlining our plans for 2024-2025.
The Workforce Summit will focus on workforce and wellbeing, with the overall aim being to raise awareness of the newly launched National Workforce Strategy, from Skills for Care. We will be running a number of breakout sessions to review the strategy and focus on the key themes; attract and retain, train, and transform, which we plan to use to develop the local workforce strategy for Norfolk. Further sessions will highlight the importance of workforce wellbeing, offering attendees practical insights. These will be available during an extended lunch session, where there will be dedicated wellbeing sessions, some practical tips and ideas for supporting staff wellbeing in your own organisations, whilst also providing attendees with the chance to focus on their own personal wellbeing.
We will also be joined by the Norfolk Care Careers Team, Skills for Care and motivational speaker Stephen Balmer-Waters. You can register for FREE tickets here.
